Phone: (732) 445-1099
E-mail: ozel@rci.rutgers.edu
Office Location: Busch Campus, CoRE Building, Rm 208
Personal Webpage: http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~ozel

Bio........

Dr. Tugrul Özel is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering at Rutgers University. He received his Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Ohio State University in 1998. He received a B.S. degree in Aeronautical Engineering from Istanbul Technical University, Turkey in 1987 and a M.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Dokuz Eylul University, Turkey in 1991. He previously worked four years at NSF funded Engineering Research Center for Net Shape Manufacturing and taught three years at Cleveland State University. He was a summer faculty fellow at NASA Glenn Research Center in 1999.

Research Interests

Dr. Özel's research interests include deformation mechanics, modeling machining processes, computational manufacturing, process simulations,  optimization of manufacturing processes and operations, automation and control, micro/nano manufacturing and laser-based manufacturing with applications in alternative energy, medical and surgical devices. He has over 30 refereed journal articles and over 25 conference publications. He has been in the scientific committee of several international conferences. His research has been funded by National Science Foundation, NASA/NJ Space Grant Consortium, Rutgers Research Council Grants and industry. For more research details, please visit Manufacturing Automation and Research Laboratory.

Professional Activities

• Co-Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Mechatronics and Manufacturing Systems, Inderscience Publishers, 2007-present.
• Editorial board member of the International Journal of Nanomanufacturing, Inderscience Publishers, 2007-present.
• Editorial board member of the International Journal of Machining and Machinability of Materials, Inderscience Publishers, 2006-present. 
• Guest Editor, Special Issue on Intelligent Machining-Computational Methods and Optimisation- International Journal of Materials and Product Technology, 2007
• Guest Editor, Special Issue on Advances in Hard Turning - International Journal of Machining and Machinability of Materials, 2007
• Guest Editor, Special Issue on Experimental and Numerical Methods for Nanomanufacturing Processes - International Journal of Machining and Machinability of Materials, 2007
• Symposium organizer on Hybrid Macro/Meso/Micro Manufacturing Processes together with Dr. A. Trimmer for the 2007 ASME Manufacturing Science & Engineering Conference.
• Senior member of SME, ASME, ASEE and North American Manufacturing Research Institute (NAMRI).

Honors & Awards

• Nomination to Fraunhofer Bessel Research Award, 2006
• Best Paper Award in 8th CIRP International Workshop on Modeling of Machining Operations in 2005
• Best Paper Award nomination in Transactions of NAMRI in 2005
• Article co-authored with Y. Karpat is ranked #1 Top 25 Articles in International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture
• Article ranked #4 in the Top 25 Articles in International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture.
• Rutgers University Research Council Grants, 2005, 2006
• New Jersey Space Grant Consortium Award, 2002
• NASA Summer Faculty Fellow, Glenn Research Center, 1999
• Research Challenge Award, Cleveland State University, 1999
• Listed in The Marquis Who's Who in the World, Who's Who in America, and Who's Who in Science and Engineering.

Representative Publications 
Full list can be found at http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~ozel

T. Özel, Y. Karpat and A. Srivastava, "Hard Turning with Variable Micro-Geometry PcBN Tools," Annals of the CIRP, forthcoming, 2008.

Y. Karpat and T. Özel, “Analytical and Thermal Modeling of High-Speed Machining with Chamfered Tools,” ASME Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, Vol. 130, Issue 1, February 2008.

Y. Karpat and T. Özel, "Mechanics of High Speed Cutting with Curvilinear Edge Tools," International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture, Vol. 48, February 2008, pp.195-208.

A. Dhanorker, X. Liu and T. Özel, "Micromilling Process Planning and Modeling for Micro Mold Manufacturing," Proceedings of 2007 ASME International Conference on Manufacturing Science and Engineering, Paper No. 31070, October 15-18, 2007, Atlanta, GA.

T. Özel and Y. Karpat, "Identification of Constitutive Material Model Parameters for High-Strain Rate Metal Cutting Conditions Using Evolutionary Computational Algorithms," Materials and Manufacturing Processes, Vol.22, Issue 5,  2007, pp.659-667.

T. Özel and E. Zeren, "Finite Element Analysis of The Influence of Edge Roundness on The Stress and Temperature Fields Induced by High Speed Machining," International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Vol. 35, No.3-4, December 2007, pp. 255-267.

Y. Karpat and T. Özel, "Multi-Objective Optimization for Turning Processes Using Neural Network Modeling and Dynamic-Neighborhood Particle Swarm Optimization," International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Vol. 35, No.3-4, December 2007, pp. 234-247.

Y. Karpat and T. Özel, “Predictive Analytical and Thermal Modeling of Orthogonal Cutting Process. Part II: Effect of Tool Flank Wear on Tool Forces, Stresses and Temperature Distributions,” ASME Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, Vol. 128, May 2006, pp. 445-453.

Y. Karpat and T. Özel, “Predictive Analytical and Thermal Modeling of Orthogonal Cutting Process. Part I: Predictions of Tool Forces, Stresses and Temperature Distributions,” ASME Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, Vol.128, May 2006, pp. 435-444.

T. Özel, "Influence of Friction Models on Finite Element Simulations of Machining," International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture, Vol. 46, Issue 5, 2006, pp. 518-530.

T. Özel and E. Zeren, "A Methodology to Determine Work Material Flow Stress and Tool-Chip Interfacial Friction Properties by Using Analysis of Machining," ASME Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, Vol. 128, February 2006, pp. 119-129.

T. Özel, "Precision Tracking Control of A Horizontal Arm Coordinate Measuring Machine in Presence of Dynamic Flexibilities," International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Vol. 27, No. 9-10, February 2006, pp. 960 - 968.

T. Özel and Y. Karpat, "Predictive Modeling of Surface Roughness and Tool Wear in Hard Turning Using Regression and Neural Networks," International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture, 2005, Vol. 45, pp. 467-479.

T. Özel and E. Zeren, "Determination of Work Material Flow Stress and Friction For FEA of Machining Using Orthogonal Cutting Tests," Journal of Materials Processing Technology, Vol. 153-154C, 2004, pp. 1019-1025.

T. Özel, "Modeling of Hard Part Machining: Effect of Insert Edge Preparation for CBN Cutting Tools," Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 2003, Vol. 141, pp. 284-293.

T. Özel and A. Nadgir, "Prediction of Flank Wear by Using Back Propagation Neural Network Modeling When Cutting Hardened AISI H-13 Steel with Chamfered and Honed CBN Tools", International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture, 2002, Vol.42, pp. 287-297.

T. Özel and T. Altan, "Process Simulation using Finite Element Method- Prediction of Cutting Forces, Tool Stresses and Temperatures in High-Speed Flat End Milling Process", International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture, 2000, Vol. 40/5, pp. 713-738.

T. Özel and T. Altan, "Determination of Workpiece Flow Stress and Friction at The Chip-Tool Contact for High-Speed Cutting", International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture, 2000, Vol. 40/1, pp. 133-152.

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